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Mike Pompeo is a Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. Pompeo has also served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he was known for his strong stance on national security and foreign policy issues. Throughout his career, he has emphasized a robust approach to counterterrorism and has been an advocate for American energy independence.
The United States should not let other countries dictate U.S. food policy. This would be absurd. It is exactly what this amendment does. The proponents of this amendment seemingly wish to scare the public with unjustified warning labels on…
May I inquire as to the amount of time remaining on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas has 10 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Vermont has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining.
It is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield), an original cosponsor, who is responsible for getting this bill to the state it is in today. {time} 1145
It is clear that there is some misinformation here. This legislation has literally nothing to do with rules about cultivation. State laws will be able to continue to govern that. That is simply about labeling. I think it is important every…
To engage in a colloquy with the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway). When considering the substitute reported by the Committee on Agriculture, I would like to confirm that the committee was aware that many ingredients derived from…
I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would put us right back where we are today, with a patchwork of laws confusing consumers and making it difficult on American food companies to compete around the world to…
This fact exemplifies why labeling as to whether or not food has been produced through genetic engineering is appropriately voluntary, not mandatory, as it seems unnecessary to require labeling about the use of genetic engineering if the…
I thank the gentleman. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway). (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Nothing in this amendment will impact tribal sovereignty one iota. It talks about States and political subdivisions. That doesn't apply in any way to tribal land. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment, and I…
A bipartisan bill, proposed by Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), would block states from requiring GMO labeling.
There would be hundreds of thousands of state laws still in effect. There just would be no ability for a state to have mandatory labeling.
The fact is scientific consensus on the safety of genetically engineered products is overwhelming.
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